Outstanding Alumni

Save the Date: The Journalism Alumni Club will be honoring Outstanding Alumni at a dinner on Thursday, November 5 at the Racquet Club of Memphis. The Club will recognize Jerry Klein (BA ’94), David Waters (BA ’81) and Kini Kedigh Plumlee (BA ’76). For more information or to RSVP, contact Alumni Coordinator Fariss Adams Ivey at fadams@memphis.edu or 901/678-4373.

Message from Dan

Click here to view a message from Dan Hope (B.A. '94), President of the Journalism Alumni Club, that was recorded at the 2009 Vision Forum.

Mentorship Mixer

The Journalism Alumni Club hosted a Mentorship Mixer on Thursday, September 10 at the Alumni Center.  All Journalism alumni, students, faculty and friends were delighted to hear Kristee Bell, Director of MemphisConnect with the Leadership Academy speak. Click here to see pictures from the event.

Watch Party

The Journalism Alumni Club hosted a basketball Watch Party in early February as the Tigers beat Gonzaga.  A group of Journalism alums cheered the Tigers on to victory from Patrick's in east Memphis.

Upcoming Meetings

The Journalism Alumni Club meets the second Thursday of each month at 12:30 p.m. in the Alumni Center. Please join us! For more information, please contact Alumni Coordinator Fariss Adams Ivey at fadams@memphis.edu or 901/678-4373.

Past Events

• The Journalism Alumni Club hosted its annual Mentorship Mix and Mingle on Monday, March 31 at the Alumni Center. Special guests included retiring faculty members, Dr. Jim Redmond and Dr. Elinor Grusin (B.A. '62), and University Provost, Dr. Ralph Faudree.
  

• The 2008 Outstanding Journalism Alumni Awards Banquet was held on October 16 at The Racquet Club of Memphis.  The Club honored Walter Leavy (BA ’75) and Paul Jewell (BA ’78) with the Charles E. Thornton Awards.  Deanie Parker (BPS ’77, MPA ’88) was presented the Herbert Lee Williams Award.
  

• The 2007 Outstanding Alumni Awards Banquet was held on October 18. Michael Finger, of Contemporary Media, and Lynne Rooker, of Chandler Ehrlich, were honored with Charles E. Thornton Awards, while Bob Winn, of the University of Memphis Athletics Department, was presented with Herbert Lee Williams Award.
  
  All funds raised from the banquet were placed into a scholarship fund, as the Journalism Club works toward the establishment of an endowed Journalism Alumni Scholarship.

Get Involved

• Journalism Mentorship Program
  A joint effort of the U of M and the Journalism Club, the Program was created to affect positive change in the journalism industry by bringing together the University of Memphis, the business community and students. If you are an alum and would like to serve as a mentor, or if you have any questions, please contact Lurene Kelley, Journalism Job Placement Office by email at lkelley@memphis.edu or by phone at 901/678-2405.

• The Journalism Alumni Club, the School of Journalism and the University of Memphis wants to keep up with your employment and contact information. Please log on to the Alumni and Friends Self Service at my.memphis.edu to update your records today!

Club Leadership List

• Dan Hope (B.A. '94), President:
  dhope@mlgw.org
• Jason Terrell (B.A. '91), Vice-President:
  terrell@commercialappeal.com 
• Kini Kedigh Plumlee (B.A. '76), Secretary:
  plumleek@lebonheur.org